Talk:Cave bear
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that picture resembles a human skeleton so i think that ancient myths of giants could come from people discovering these fossils and thinking that they were human fossils. is there any fact in this thought or am i wrong?
- Maybe, maybe not. But its sure that this might be more suited to a website which discusses the origins of Myths and Legends. Wikipedia is not a theory central, as you probably know and if you wish to add that in the article, find reference. And no, I dont think there is any proof. Thank you, anonymous. Arctic-Editor 21:24, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Realism in article
Fossils are preserved better in caves, so assuming that an animal whose fossils were found in a cave lived mostly in caves is inaccurate. In 1,000 years the brown or black bear might have fossils only in caves.
Modern scientists know this. If the prevailing theory is still that cave bears actually did live mostly in caves, it must be because scientists found other evidence indicating this.
--Adrianne Mayor has a great book which deals about fossil bones inspiring legends of giants.--70.59.155.91 23:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Present day European brown bears hibernate preferentially in different types of shelters such as small holes excavated under tree roots, and not so frequently in caves. Cave bears on the other hand used the caves for hibernation. In such caves not only bones but other remains of the bears life can be found: scratches on the walls, remains of "nests", and so on. It is supposed that cave bears used the caves during winter sleep; not necessarily during the rest of the year. Moreover, in young individuals -very frequent among the bone remains- it is possible to distinguish different age classes corresponding to their first winter, second winter, and so on. A. G.-d'A. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.59.107.85 (talk) 17:39, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Build?
Was this about as massive as the brown bear or more lean like Arctodus? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.70.20.113 (talk) 20:16, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
More like a brown bear, but bulkier. Remember, it was a browser, not a fast hunter like arctodus.Dark hyena (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
